Photo: Good Free Photos · CC BY 3.0Households in Silver Creek Township have higher incomes than those in 65% of U.S. towns
Only 8% work in Silver Creek Township itself; outside it, Duluth draws the most (19%, 41 miles). 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.3% for Minnesota as a whole. For jobs and income Silver Creek Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Silver Creek Township and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Silver Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 464 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Silver Creek Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Silver Creek Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Silver Creek Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Silver Creek Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Near or far: the trip to work from Silver Creek Township
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Time on the road from Silver Creek Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Silver Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 419 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Silver Creek Township
On a workday 427 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 378 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Silver Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Silver Creek Township clocks in
19% of workers
18% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Silver Creek Township
415 jobs are based in Silver Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Silver Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 299 → 415. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Silver Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Silver Creek Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 522 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Silver Creek Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Silver Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,503rd of 4,312: where Silver Creek Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 26 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,501 | Mount Pleasant Township KS | 1,271 | $69K | 3.3% | 1.3% | 8% | B− |
| 1,502 | Eveline Township MI | 1,502 | $102K | 8.0% | 1.6% | 2% | B− |
| 1,503 | Silver Creek Township MN | 1,222 | $88K | 6.4% | 5.6% | 8% | B− |
| 1,504 | Orange Township OH | 1,127 | $110K | 20.2% | 5.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,505 | Orwell Township PA | 1,200 | $90K | 6.2% | 1.1% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Silver Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 21% of Silver Creek Township
The biggest share goes to Two Harbors (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Silver Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Township | – | B− | D | 28 min | $87,564 |
| Two Harbors | 18% | B− | A | 25 min | $65,625 |
| Beaver Bay Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stony River Township | 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Bay Township and Stony River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Silver Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Silver Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Silver Creek Township?
$87,564 (±$3,809) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Silver Creek Township?
6.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Silver Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Silver Creek Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (19%, 41 mi), Two Harbors (18%, 16 mi), Silver Bay (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Silver Creek Township walkable?
Silver Creek Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Silver Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Silver Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Silver Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.